Hello, I am Karen B. one of RJ's guest bloggers. We are having a great time here in Branson on vacation. I am relearning the importance of teamwork and humor. We went on a road trip today to Springfield and the places we were going wound up being closed....while disappointing we were able to laugh (okay not right at first) but eventually and we wound up at Hobby Lobby and had a good time. Later tonight we were trying to skein some yarn and had multiple equipment malfunctions however with all four of us we got it skeined. I am reminded that being with friends and sharing makes life better even the rough spots. I'm working on my Hitchhiker for RJ and Tour De Fleece spinning which is finishing the Berry Blast batt and Lollipop batt.Hi, I'm Sarah R., another guest blogger for RJ. We've been together for a little over a day and we are having a great time. Lots of knitting, spinning, laughing, talking, and great food. RJ is a great cook! He cooked a deer roast yesterday evening that was so super tender! There was also mashed potatoes, gravy, and corn. YUM! Today, we drove quite a ways to a nearby town. I'm very glad that I had my car checked out a few weeks ago, because I definitely need the brakes around here! Hills, valleys, sharp turns, you name it and we faced it! While there we had a pretty good lunch at The Waffle House and ordered pizza from the place here at the resort tonight for dinner. It was really good, too. Can't wait to see what we get tomorrow! Good memories and food = wonderful time with friends! I've been knitting with some yarn that I purchased from RJ last year at Fiber Christmas in July. It will be a shrug when I finished with that. I've started spinning some Masham fiber and have about 1/2 a bobbin so far. I'm hoping to get the 4 oz. spun before the end of Tour De Fleece this weekend. Here's hoping I manage the job!It does seem very odd not to have to dodge critters while spending time with RJ and his mom, and it is great fun to watch RJ practice his courting skills. There is a girls softball team here:) He seems to be spending a lot of time in the parking lot, nature trail, or elevator waiting for the girls, but he keeps finding the dads with their golf clubs. Wonder what that's about? Tomorrows adventure is to find Wal-Mart so we can get those important things we forgot to bring. Who knows where we might end up....